Cracking photo Kipper. I've yet to see my first White Admiral, it's one of the species on this years wish list! Denise After I saw my first I couldn't stop seeing them! I spent a day in Bentley Woods a few years back and there were so many it was a case of "oh no, not another White Admiral&quo...

Sheryl - I would reiterate that I am only the at the bottom rung of absolute beginnership in the world of butterflies, and you would be much wiser looking into Guy's suggestion of the Plain Tiger. I only came upon the Eggfly when I was on Wikipedia looking for something else.

right, I'm deffo going up there on Sunday morning - weather permitting of course! I've got quite a good weather picture for that area; namely a clear view across to Glastonbury and Street from my bedroom and landing windows!

Thanks, Denise. Is there any particular reason that you didn't get on with a bridge camera? I must say that I've had the Coolpix recommended by a friend - I've been doing a bit of hunting round on the internet and found the S550 with 10 megapixel resolution which seems reasonably priced; I think I m...

padfield wrote:like the 'Danaid' eggfly, mentioned above, which is not a Danaid at all

oops! sorry, only happened upon it when looking for something else - good old Wikipedia!

Sussex Kipper wrote: Jack has previously made a good point about having a 'rogues gallery' Perhaps as clearly we are not a terribly serious lot (unlike some birders I have known), cartoon portraits might be very appropriate. Now in such a talented group as ukbutterflies, there must be some cartooni...

another set of pictures that has fired my enthusiasm! I remember seeing my first one, probably four years ago in woods near Killerton in Devon.

...off too Boots... must... get... Nurofen.... no, seriously, I'll have another go later. My stupid screen is angled downwards (a rather enthusiastic labrador attacked it a while back) so that might not be helping. Maybe I'll print some out, Guy's "dotty" picture might reproduce well so i...

amazing photos, brilliant concept - but I still can't do it. I think my eyes might rather too close-set (that makes me sound attractive, doesn't it ) Perhaps this is the reason I don't get on too well with binoculars either.

I shall persevere, I'd love to see these piccies in 3D!

do they not come with sticking plaster as standard equipment? I hate it when you buy something and then have to go out and get the rest of the kit before you can use it

thanks for the info, it's given me some more to put into the melting pot

I've just bought this book and I must say it's absolutely fantastic for identifying flowers in the field - very useful when looking for food plants etc. Because it's arranged in colour- as well as family-order it makes identification easy for laymen such as myself http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Flower...

Sheryl, you say you're in Essex - are you near South Woodham Ferrers? There's a tropical butterfly house there called Tropical Wings, so maybe the butterfly might have been an escapee like the Plain Tiger that Guy suggested... also another possible; not a butterfly I know anything about - a female D...

groovy, I'm going to drag the other half along there on Sunday

possibly a Monarch, one that's the by-product of a wedding release?

http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/species. ... me=Monarch

I've got a big birthday coming up and I've asked for a camera. I haven't had a camera in years (the last I had was a Kodak disc camera with my name written on a sticking plaster on the back so it wouldn't get lost on school trips :lol: ). I'd like to start photographing butterflies and wild flowers;...

surely there's going to be some point shortly where I can insert a joke about a Peacock :lol: Guy's poem is pure class - rather Richard Stilgoe (and no, that's not a bad thing!) incidentally, I'd be surprised if there was an internet dating site concentrated around the stuff I like, namely gramophon...

Still haven't been able to get up to Collard, can't go today as we are off to choose our wedding rings this afternoon :shock: and tomorrow I'm booked for a car show all day (I have my finger in far too many pies these days). Realistically, are they still likely to be flying next weekend? I'm not wor...

I have voted for the ones I like best, I don't know anything about photography (I don't even own a camera) and I don't know in person anyone who posts here. The photos I voted for are the ones that I would like to have on my wall.

I'm going to try to get along to Collard this afternoon, work permitting (bah!)

too quick!

absolutely correct, it is the Chalkhill Blue

I am passing that old baton straight back to you